Drapery hanger and method of its application



E. H. PHILLIPS DRAPERY HANGER AND METHOD OF ITS APPLICATION Filed Sept. 29, 1954 April 23-, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l .April 23, 1957 E. H. PHILLIPS 2,789,637

' DRAPERY HANGER AND METHOD OF ITS APPLICATION Filed Sept 29, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A DRAPERY HANGER AND METHOD OF ITS APPLICATION Ezekiel Henry Phillips, Memphis, Tenn.

Application September 29, 1954, Serial No. 459,060

2 Claims. (Cl. 160-348) This invention relates to an improved drapery hanger and its method of application to drapery.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision of an improved low-cost drapery hanger in the form of a hook adapted rapidly to be stapled to drapery with a strong clinching attachment; and the provision of an improved method and means for applying such hangers to the drapery. Other objects and features will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the steps and sequence of steps, elements and combinations of elements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the structures and methods hereinafter described, and the scope of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which several of various possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a drapery hanger made according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a left-side elevation of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top end view of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic top view of a drapery margin,

showing a partially formed pleat or sleeve;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing application of one of my hangers to said partially formed pleat or sleeve;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a French pleat made according to the invention;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing a box pleat made according to the invention; I

Fig. 8 is a rear view of a drapery margin employing a French pleat according to Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a rear view of a drapery margin employing a box pleat according to Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of apparatus for applying my hangers to drapery;

Fig. 11 is a right side elevation of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged vertical detailed section taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 11 and showing how a hanger is applied to a partially formed pleat on a drapery margin;

Fig. 13 is a vertical section taken on line 13--13 of Fig. 12; and,

Fig. 14 is a bottom view of a hanger clinched according to the invention but disassociated from the cloth in which it is normally located.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Heretofore drapery hangers in the form of hooks have either been needled, telescoped or sewn into position in connection with the pleats or the like of drapery which they are intended to support. My invention difiers from these in that it provides a hanger which is very economical to make and which may be applied rapidly by stapling to form a very strong pleat arrangement and support for "ice the drapery, particularly at the pleats, where these are used.

hanger of malleable or deformable metal, consisting of a flat plate 3 from one surface of which is struck out a hook-forming tongue 5. Bent down from the corners of the opposite surface of the plate 3 are pointed deformable stapling tines 7. For example and without limitation, the plate 3 may be on the order of inch wide and 1%; inch long, with tines A inch long, adapted to eifect a inch overlap 9 when clinched toward one another as shown in Fig. 14. Standard U. S. sheet-metal gauge 20 is suitable for the size of hanger mentioned. Other sizes and gauges are not excluded, however.

'As is known, the upper margins of pleated draperies are often provided with two layers of cloth, i. e., a front decorative material such as shown at 11, a rear facing material 13 with an upper buckram or crinoline interliner strip 15 for marginal stiffening purposes (see Figs.

4-9). In order to prepare a drape for the reception of my new hanger, its margin whether made up as above de scribed or otherwise, is looped at intervals as shown at 18 (Fig. 4) to form abutting folds 19 which are sewn 'together by stitching '17. Then by means to be described, a hanger 1 is stapled into position as shown in Fig. 5 with its tines 7 piercing through the folds 19, the pointed ends of the tines being clinched and overlapped. The location of the hanger on the drapery marginmay be anywhere along the stitching 17; for example, in Fig. 8 it is spaced downward from the upper edge 43 of the drape and in Fig. 9 it is approximately at the upper edge. The

Fig. 8 location is for use of the drape without use of a cornice, whereas the Fig. 9 location is for use of the drape behind a cornice (not shown). After stapling of the hanger as illustrated in Figs. 6-9, the loop 18 may be finished to form either a French pleat (as shown in Figs. 6 and'8) or a box pleat (as shown in Figs. 7 and 9). In the case of the French pleat, loop 18 is triple pleated as indicated at 18", the bases of the pleats being sewn at points 21 (Figs. 6 and 8). In the case of the box pleat, loop 18 is made fiat as shown at 18 the edges of the pleat being sewn down as indicated at 23 (Figs. 7 and 9).

Figs. 8 and 9 show rear views of finished drapery margins as hung. It will be understood that hanging is accomplished by inserting the hooks 5 into the usual eyes of runners such as are employed in connection with the usual curtain rods that support the draperies.

The runners and rods are not shown, since their con-* struction and use are well known. 3

in Figs. 10-13 apparatus is shown for stapling the hanger to a prepared drapery loop 18. This stapling apparatus is constituted by a column 25 having an overhanging head '27 in which is a slidingpunch" 29, the upper end of which is provided with an opening 31 for attachment of the usual appropriate means (not shown) for driving the punch. Attached to the column 25 is a bracket 33 which carries a removable anvil 35. This anvil is rounded on the bottom as shown at 37 and has a more or less fiat top 39 with a recess 41 for tine clinching purposes. At numeral 42 is shown an adjustable backstop for positioning the upper edge 43 of a drape which has been provided with a loop 18 preliminarily sewn as above described.

At numeral 45 is shown a feed bar to which are welded sidewise space guide channels 47, for the sliding reception of the hangers. At the end of the bar 45 is a spring loop 49 for receiving and resilliently holding the hangers 1 as they are pushed from left to right off the end of the bar 45. Known biasing spring means (not shown) are employed to feed the hangers from left to right. As indi-v Patented Apr. 23, '1957" recess 41, and overlapped (see; also Fig, 14);

s catediat nllmenalail thelwer end ofth'e punch 29' is of rec angular form, slotted lengthw se, as shown. at. 53:.

The size of the rectangle is matchedto the size of the plates 3, and the slot 53 clears the hooks so that upon downward movementof the punchv 1259, a, hanger: which is held in the spring loop 49 is forced downward, as indicated by. dotted lines inEig, 1,2; -It;willb e; apparent from Fig. 2; that since the struck-out hook; 5 leaves a surrounding-rectangplar frame from thecorners of which extend t-he,.tines 7, the corners of the, slotted punch 29 take-a position abovcthe, tines for drivingthem. Moreover, the parts, of. the punch, adjacent the slot can engage the; longitudinal sides; of, saidrectangular frame flatly to-forcedown the frame. against the;v drapery cloth, as indicated in Figs. 5-7: Tl'rus,v dueto'the favorable shape-.ofthehanger for punch-setting, it assumes a neat appearanceain its. firmly set-final. position on a drape with the unbowedsidesof its fname-clearof the book 5.

Before the punch-'29is,-driven -down, one-of; the loops lsds-telescopedover theanvil 35 untilits edge-43 strikes the depth guide: 42- (Figs. 12- and 1,3,);., The. preliminarily sewn fioldsr, 19 are locatedQin line: with recess 41. Then theapunchisdriven downand pairs of the tines- 7 are driven through-the-opposite,folds 19. The pointed ends of, the tines 7 areclinched toward one another by the is: -a;-. strong; clinching attachment of the hanger to the drapery and aastrong attachment between the folds 19 and the loops' 18. As is known,draperies are often given very rough, treatment in pulling them open and shut,

particularly in the-i cases of large heavy drapes used in The strongtand firm metallic attachment public places. of, the, hangers to the drapes, particularly where the folds 19' are held together by the; overlapped clinched metal times, is of substantial;- advantage.

It is apparent that after the margin of a drape has,

beenrProvided-with a spaced series of preliminarily sewn loQpsas shown at 18 in Fig;. 5, theseloopsrmaybe successively and. rapidly telescoped over; the. anvil 35 for clinching application or stapling on off the hangers;

Therap y-of application, l w c s of; he hang r and.

the resul i'ng reliable reinforcing holds; on the-pleats and;

support forthe. drapery result in every desirable form In view-of the above, .itwill :be, seen thatqthe several objects, of. the invention, are; achieved and. other dvan geous; results attainedr As various-changes could be madein th above structions-and, methods withoutdeparting, from the scope.

of the-invention, itis intended, that all matter, contained in the above descriptionor shown in the; accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and, not in a, limiting; sense.

.I claim:

--1- In combination, a drape, having an'uppermargin,

The result,

a stiifening strip connected with the margin, sai'd'margin and. stitienina s rip. ein ooped. t nteryals. o, orm,

abutting pairs of folded edges, lines of connecting stitching joining pairs of folded edges respectively, each line of stitching extending transversely of the stiffening strip, a staple attached at each line of stitching, each staple comprising a plate having a hook extending from the plate in a direction awaysfromthe drape and having a group of pointed tines extending-in a direction opposite the hook, members of said group; of tines piercing said margin including the stiffening strip on opposed sides of adjacent folded and stitched ed'ge's, the points of the oppositely positioned tines. being angled Within the respective loop adjacent the respective line of stitching, angled points on the tinesbeing. located and hidden in said loops and the remainder of each staple being hidden behind the drape.

2. In combination, a drape having an upper margin, a stifieningstrip connected with the margin, said margin and stiffening strip beingloopediatintervals to; form pairs of abutting. folded edges, lines of stitching respectively connecting the p'airsaof adjacent edges, said'lines of stitching extending transversely of=said stiffening strip, a staple attached to the-margin; at each line of" stitching, each staple comprising an elongate substantially flat plate, an.

elongate struck-out hook struck forming an elongate openinglengthwise of the: plate, :said hook extending in a direction away from the drape and leaving a surrounding elongate frame of 'metal around the opening, the short sides of "said frame straddling the respective line of stitching, corner portions of the plate being struck to form four pointed tines extending in. a direction opposite the hook, opposite pairsofs'aid tines piercing said margin including the stiifening strip on opposite sides of the respective folded edges and the line of stitching, oppositely located points of said tines being oppositely clinched toward one another in a direction crosswise of the line of: stitching,- wherebythe margin of the drape when supported by said hooks is stiffened vin asubstantially vertical plane -and; any-exposed portions of the clinched tines are contained andhi'd'den within said loops, said loops being adapted to be formed as box or French pleats as desired.

References Cited :in the tile of this; patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

